Environment and Resources Authority inspections related to the waste regulations are in full swing, the Authority said.
However, unfortunately, it said that not everyone is respecting the law and is separating waste correctly.
Enforcement officers are encountering waste from restaurants and also domestic waste which is not being separated correctly, as shown in the photographs.
The ERA appealed for everyone to “be more respectful and let’s inform ourselves on waste separation by visiting wastecollection.mt [1]”
Fines for mandatory waste separation started on the 15th of October following a six-month educational period.
The ERA warned that whoever is caught disposing of waste incorrectly will be fined €75 for businesses and €25 for households. These fines will double to €150 and €50 respectively if the individual is caught repeatedly disposing of waste inappropriately.
This means that the public are no longer allowed to dispose of organic waste in the black bag, this now has to be put into the designated white bag.
The same applies to recyclable waste such as plastic and paper and other materials which have to be separated and disposed of in the grey bag designated for recycling.
Glass is no longer allowed to be put in the black or grey bag but must instead be separated and taken out for municipal door-to-door collection by itself every first and third Friday of the month, as per existing municipal waste collection schedule.
Photos: ERA